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There a some threads here, with a lot of detial about roller or brush etc.
Click search and try some phrases , like recoat wax foundation.
I just brush it on, pretty heavy coat.
I ran a side by side test, found the recoated was drawn out faster, but may not be good advice for every one,

What I meant was do you have to be sure to coat every cell on both sides or can you coat 2/3's of it and the bees draw the rest of it just fine, or do you need to do a very thorough job in wax coating.

What I meant was do you have to be sure to coat every cell on both sides or can you coat 2/3's of it and the bees draw the rest of it just fine, or do you need to do a very thorough job in wax coating.

Any wax added to the *waxed* plastic foundation helps immeasurably. My experience shows it does not have to consistently even or cover 100% of the exposed surface.

The rolled-on wax does two things. It first gives the bees the raw material to work with (and if you pull out a frame after a couple of days, you will see how they used this wax to start comb construction). Second, once you get something started on these frames, the bees start working on the rest of the frame. Obviously, the more you put on (within reason) and the more evenly you roll it on, the better the bees can use it.

With lots of frames to mess with, I roll it on without too much concern for perfection. I'm not painting a house, I applying resources that the bees will utilize with great forgiveness to my sloppiness.

This is where I get my foundation from and I'm very happy with their product.
The wax coating is just right, and my bees draw it out very fast. I'm 100% satisfied with this supplier.http://www.mannlakeltd.com/